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THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP FOR THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CSD-7) |
Photo highlights for 3 March
Roundtable on Oceans
The
Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development presented a discussion
entitled "Roundtable on Oceans: the Challenges In Front of Us."
The meeting was chaired by Jan-Gustav Strandenaes (far left), Managing
Director of the NFED.
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Arab
Hoballah, UNEP, gave a brief introduction of the Mediterranean Regional
Seas Programme, of which he is Deputy Director.
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Bill
Mansfield (left), Speial Advisor to the Honorable Simon Upton (CSD-7 Chairman)
on Ocean Issues, emphasized institutional matters and the need for concrete
action, not vague theoretical debate, at the CSD. Jane Earl (right), Chief
Executive Officer of the Marine Stewardship Council, stressed that the
private sector can be a source of solutions and opportunities for ocean
management.
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Sian
Pullen (far left), Head of the WWF's Marine Conservation Program, and
Jan-Gustav Strandenaes (right), Managing Director of the Norwegian Forum
for Environment and Development.
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Plenary
Alison
Drayton, delegate for Guyana and spokesperson for the G-77/China at
the CSD Intersessionals.
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